View along the Grand Junction branch, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5604-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382889

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Description

The image depicts a view along the Grand Junction branch in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. The right side of the image shows a line of freight train cars on tracks, with an unpaved path running alongside. To the left, there is an open area with overgrown vegetation and scattered debris. Industrial buildings with smokestacks and a crane can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
rolling stock
freight trains
industrial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011608
B-Series negative 5604-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.180.5604-B

Places

East Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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